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(No Model.)

W. E. ARNETT & G. M. PRICE.

FENCE.

Patented Feb. i9, 1889.

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FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 397,956, dated February 19, 1889.

Application filed January 3, 1889.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, VILLIAME. ARNETT and GEORGE M. PRICE, citizens of the United States of America, residing at Fairnnont, in the county of Marion and State of \Vest Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

Our invention relates to that class of fences formed of rails, poles, orboards with wire lashings; and the objects of our improvement are to construct a fence of this class inexpensively, but in a strong manner, by means of stakes and rails and peculiar lashings and other elements, combined and arranged together as will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claim. We attain these objects by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1. represents in perspective a por tion of a fenceconstructed in accordance with ourinvention. Fig. i is a side view of a portion of the-same on a larger scale. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the same on line a: .r of Fig. 2. Fig. t represents in side view the lashing used to secure the lower rails in pairs to the diagonal tension-brace. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the upper lashing to unite the stakes to the upper rails of the fence. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the lashing to unite the stakes and post at one end of the fence to the upper rails thereof.

In said drawings, A represents the crossstakes; 1:3, a line of top rails in the upper crotch of said stakes, and C a line of rails in the under crotch of the stakes. The latter rails are supported from each pair of stakes by a wire, D, embracing the stakes, the two parts of said wire being preferably made to cross each other under said rails C, so that under the pressure caused bythe weight of the rails C it will embed itself in the four corners or angles of the stakes. The upper ends of the crossed stakes A are lashed together with the top rails, B, by means of the wire E, that is passed from one side of the stakes A over the rails B, and thence around one of the stakes and under said rails B to the starting-point, Where the two ends of the wire are twisted together at e. To tighten said top wire and I Fig. 4:, is used.

Serial No. 295,326. (No model.)

draw the tops of the stakes firmly against the top rails and render the structure firm at the crotch, the upper end of the lever-brace F is inserted in the loop of the wire, and its opposite end is brought down so that it forces the part c of the upper portion of the loop in one direction, and also forces the part c of the lower portion of said loop in the opposite direction, and said lever-brace F is then driven in a standing direction into the ground; but said direction is also parallel and close to the central line to be occupied by the fence. The

same operation is repeated at each pair of cross-stakes. To complete the fence, a series of rails, G, are lashed together and to the planted lever F below the bottom crotch-rails, C, so that their spliced portions are opposite said lever F. To produce a secure lashing that under pressure will embed itself in the corners of each rail and of the brace, and at the same time retain the opposite ends of the rails in pairs, with a comparatively small length of wire, the lashing shown in detail, To produce it, one end of the wire is passed from one side of the lever F, under one of the rails of the pair to be spliced, to the side of said pair, and thence around the upper rail and lever and across the portion of the wire extending on the side of said pair of rails and back to the side of the lever, where the two ends of the wire are twisted together.

To prevent the wind from. upsetting the fence, short posts a are laid against the outer face of the cross-stakes A and driven into the ground at the same angle occupied by said stakes A, (the end of the latter simply resting on the ground,) and said posts and the stakes are lashed together with the wire Q The bottom end of the posts a, being outwardly inclined, offers more resistance against a vertical pull than if it were planted vertically in the ground.

To begin or to terminate the fence with the ends of its rails vertically one above the other,

as for a gateway, cross-stakes A are lashed together by means of the wire D, that supports the rail 0 under the crotch, and the top rail, B, is placed in the upper crotch. The upper end of the stakes and said top rail, B, are then lashed together by means of the wire K, that is passed around them and the ends twisted together; but the loop thus formed is rather slack, and to tighten said top wire and draw the tops of the stakes firmly against the top rail and render the construction firm at the top the upper end of a standard, I, is inserted in a .nearly-horizontal position in the loop 71: of the wire, and its opposite end used as a lever to tighten it until said lever or standard is made to assume a vertical position, and to said standard are secured the rails G by means of lashing's J, that also support the end of said rails.

Having now fully described our invention, we claim As an improvement in fences, the eomlyination of the crossed stakes A and short inelined posts a, lying-upon the outer inclined face of said stakes, the wire lashings uniting said posts and stakes, the under crotch-rails, C, the upper crotch-rails, B, the lashings E, surrounding" the ends of the rails B and of the stakes A, the diagonal lever-brace F, haw ing its lower end driven in the ground, the rails G, having their spliced portions opposite said brace F, and the lashing-s H, passing;- around and between the rails, uniting the rails G in pairs and to the lcvcr-ln'ace, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof we aflix on r signatures in presence 01: two witnesses.

'WILLIAM E. ARNET'J. GEO. M. PRICE.

\Vitnesses:

ELI MUseRovE, J. M. ARNETT. 

